Lot 1064. Property from the Collection of Evelyn Annenberg Jaffe Hall. A rare pair of coral-red-decorated vases and covers, Kangxi period (1662-1722); 26.7 cm high, metal stands. Price realised USD 23,940 (Estimate USD 6,000 – USD 8,000). © Christie's Images Ltd 2023

The interior is decorated with a roundel containing a dragon chasing a flaming pearl.

Provenance: Duveen Brothers, Inc., New York.
J. P. Morgan (1837-1913) Collection.
Georges de Batz, New York.
William B. Jaffe (1904-1972) and Evelyn Annenberg Jaffe Hall (1911-2005) Collection, New York, and thence by descent to the present owner.

Literature: S. W. Bushell and W. M. Laffan, Catalogue of the Morgan Collection of Chinese Porcelains, New York, 1904, vol. 1, p. 86, nos. 528, 529; p. 187, case 21, nos. 528 and 529.

Christie's. Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, New York, 23 March - 24 March 2023